Import/export HS code 84672959: Various sanders and grinders

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 19,332,938
Germany 5,912,089
Belgium 3,858,390
Hungary 2,659,272
United States 1,450,700

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 11,157,350 8,175,588 -2,981,762
Germany 3,083,835 2,828,254 -255,581
Belgium 2,995,983 862,407 -2,133,576
Hungary 1,603,504 1,055,768 -547,736
United States 851,808 598,892 -252,916
Austria 610,708 233,672 -377,036
Japan 406,208 336,550 -69,658
Netherlands 365,183 282,408 -82,775
Czechia 456,727 159,158 -297,569
India 187,069 231,473 +44,404

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 20,661,340
Germany 5,277,944
Finland 4,039,629
Hungary 2,740,175
United States 857,326

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 11,958,665 8,702,675 -3,255,990
Germany 2,802,554 2,475,390 -327,164
Finland 3,121,703 917,926 -2,203,777
Hungary 1,652,221 1,087,954 -564,267
United States 419,255 438,071 +18,816
Japan 433,594 350,580 -83,014
Czechia 490,945 195,400 -295,545
Mexico 418,758 141,794 -276,964
India 187,069 231,473 +44,404
Austria 228,928 112,387 -116,541

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 11
West Yorkshire 10
Essex 8

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
West Midlands 10 6 -4
West Yorkshire 10 5 -5
Essex 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,177,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,430,296
Air transport 4,520,340
Other 446,644
Road transport 3,867

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,898,576 10,278,528 -4,620,048
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,788,346 2,641,950 -2,146,396
Air transport 2,351,383 2,168,957 -182,426
Other 373,435 73,209 -300,226
Road transport 1,947 1,920 -27

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,684,398
London Gateway Port 6,509,071
Southampton 3,455,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,179,516
Dover 2,011,493

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 7,763,301 3,921,097 -3,842,204
London Gateway Port 3,181,289 3,327,782 +146,493
Southampton 2,252,708 1,203,271 -1,049,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,688,142 491,374 -1,196,768
Dover 1,152,774 858,719 -294,055
Thamesport 943,837 885,646 -58,191
London 761,482 785,219 +23,737
Eurotunnel 1,135,376 341,871 -793,505
Birmingham Airport 587,905 791,951 +204,046
Manchester Airport 690,661 540,719 -149,942

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 33
2025-10 33
2025-09 40
2025-08 32

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 72
54m+ 49
Other 18
0-1m 16
15m-54m 15

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 4,993,700
Belgium 3,294,362
Netherlands 2,640,980
Italy 1,745,336
Poland 1,495,601

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 2,563,949 2,429,751 -134,198
Belgium 2,182,556 1,111,806 -1,070,750
Netherlands 1,797,069 843,911 -953,158
Italy 1,053,664 691,672 -361,992
Poland 649,341 846,260 +196,919
Austria 825,100 353,573 -471,527
Ireland 587,626 423,430 -164,196
Czechia 547,918 247,502 -300,416
United Arab Emirates 220,412 400,437 +180,025
Finland 232,876 254,170 +21,294

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 91,760
Nicaragua 29,110
Germany 4,361
Finland 4,256
Mexico 4,081

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 64,266 27,494 -36,772
Nicaragua 29,110 0 -29,110
Germany 228 4,133 +3,905
Finland 1,571 2,685 +1,114
Mexico 1,870 2,211 +341
Hungary 561 238 -323
Ireland 510 41 -469
Romania 164 314 +150
XI 57 352 +295
Taiwan 150 0 -150

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,556,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,577,355
Air transport 470,702
Other 142,981
Road transport 4,000

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,484,507 8,072,073 -3,412,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,455,095 1,122,260 -332,835
Air transport 285,772 184,930 -100,842
Other 103,255 39,726 -63,529
Road transport 4,000 0 -4,000

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,915,944
London Gateway Port 943,378
London 888,005
Dover 651,676
Holyhead 607,274

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,943,164 6,972,780 -2,970,384
London Gateway Port 399,687 543,691 +144,004
London 323,762 564,243 +240,481
Dover 638,653 13,023 -625,630
Holyhead 351,338 255,936 -95,402
Southampton 254,586 217,561 -37,025
Felixstowe 355,495 116,241 -239,254
Liverpool Docks 167,853 215,754 +47,901
Middlesbrough 267,120 105,641 -161,479
Immingham Docks 149,522 98,040 -51,482

Quick facts

HS code: 84672959

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Various tools for smoothing or shaping materials